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Budo: The Martial Ways of Japan
The Definitive Guide to Japanese Budo
An Official Publication of the Nippon Budokan
Budō is enjoying astonishing popularity outside of Japan, more than the Japanese could ever imagine, and the potential of budō as a form of personal development is not unfamiliar to non-Japanese budōka. The main difficulty faced by enthusiasts overseas, however, is the dearth of reliable information. There is a growing number of books written in many languages that address the history and culture of budō, but nothing significant to date that has emanated from Japan. This book is the first such undertaking on this scale, being supported by all of the martial arts federations and organizations associated with the Nippon Budokan. It is by far the most comprehensive English language book on all of the Japanese martial arts ever to come out of Japan, and will serve as a dependable reference guide for a more penetrating analysis of budō culture in the future. It is a must have for all martial arts enthusiasts and scholars.
INTRODUCTION
FOREWORD Matsunaga Hikaru (Nippon Budokan Foundation President)
FOREWORD Usui Hideo (Nippon Budokan Foundation Chairman of the Board)
AN ACCLAMATION OF BUDŌ Yōrō Takeshi (Professor Emeritus Tokyo University)
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT Mifuji Yoshio (Trustee, Secretary General/Nippon Budokan Foundation)
INTRODUCTION Alexander Bennett (Associate Professor, Kansai University)
THE PHILOSOPHY OF BUDŌ
THE BUDŌ CHARTER (Budō Kenshō)
THE BUDŌ CHARTER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
CHAPTER 1 THE JAPANESE MARTIAL ARTS
SECTION 1 JAPANESE BUDŌ Professor Sugie Masatoshi (Osaka University)
SECTION 2 FROM BUSHIDŌ TO BUDŌ Professor Kanno Kakumyō (Tokyo University)
SECTION 3 THE MODERNIZATION OF BUDŌ ─ THE TEACHINGS OF KANŌ JIGORŌ
(Professor Murata Naoki (Kōdōkan Jūdō Institute Museum)
SECTION 4 WHY STUDY BUDŌ? Professor Nakabayashi Shinji (University of Tsukuba)
SECTION 5 THE ATTRACTION OF BUDŌ Professor Ōboki Teruo (Saitama University)
SECTION 6 THE HISTORY OF BUDŌ IN SCHOOLS Professor Motomura Kiyoto
(Tokyo Women’s College of Physical Education/Previous MEXT Sports and Youth Department Physical Education Official)
SECTION 7 BUDŌ’S EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL Professor KANNO JUN (WASEDA UNIVERSITY)
SECTION 8 NIPPON BUDOKAN FOUNDATION Nippon Budokan Foundation
CHAPTER 2 JAPANESE KOBUDŌ:THE CLASSICAL MARTIAL ARTS
SECTION 1 WHAT IS KOBUDŌ? Yokose Tomoyuki
SECTION 2 THIRTY KOBUDŌ SCHOOLS
CHAPTER 3 MODERN BUDŌ
SECTION 1 JŪDŌ
SECTION 2 KENDŌ
SECTION 3 KYŪDŌ
SECTION 4 SUMŌ
SECTION 5 KARATEDŌ
SECTION 6 AIKIDŌ
SECTION 7 SHORINJI KEMPO
SECTION 8 NAGINATA
SECTION 9 JŪKENDŌ
CHAPTER 4 BUDŌ PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
SECTION 1 NIPPON BUDOKAN PUBLICATIONS
SECTION 2 JAPANESE BUDŌ ASSOCIATION
SECTION 3 NATIONAL PREFECTURAL BUDŌKAN ASSOCIATION
SECTION 4 JAPANESE ACADEMY OF BUDŌ
SECTION 5 JAPANESE CLASSICAL BUDŌ ASSOCIATION (Nippon Kobudō Kyōkai)
SECTION 6 JAPANESE UNIVERSITIES WITH BUDŌ SPECIALIST COURSES
APPENDIX
SECTION 1 INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR OF BUDŌ CULTURE
SECTION 2 EVENTS IN BUDŌ HISTORY
SECTION 3 GLOSSARY OF BUDŌ TERMS
SECTION 4 INDEX
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